The Dude Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 I wonder how that's going to look. DE - Carter/Meredith DT - Stein DE - Ankrah LB - Martin LB - Santos/Whaley LB - Compton LB - Anderson/Cooper Just throwing out a wild guess. Anyone have any ideas? I don't really see us having the defensive lineman for this, we'll see how it shakes out. Martin is most definitely not a 34 defensive end. I'd give Moss a look at that DE spot opposite of Ankrah....Meredith is incredibly slow. Talk about a guy who peaked early in his career.... My concern is all these guys are way too undersized to be playing defensive end in a 34. Quote Link to comment
B.B. Hemingway Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 My other guess would be using guys like Randle and Williams at end? That would make more sense to me. Valentine could plug up that NT spot as early as next year.... I hope that Bo does go with the 3-4 look, have to try something right? Quote Link to comment
The Dude Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 My other guess would be using guys like Randle and Williams at end? That would make more sense to me. Valentine could plug up that NT spot as early as next year.... I hope that Bo does go with the 3-4 look, have to try something right? I can definitely see something like that shaking out. I facepalm just thinking about Stein at NT. Quote Link to comment
B.B. Hemingway Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 I wonder how that's going to look. DE - Carter/Meredith DT - Stein DE - Ankrah LB - Martin LB - Santos/Whaley LB - Compton LB - Anderson/Cooper Just throwing out a wild guess. Anyone have any ideas? I don't really see us having the defensive lineman for this, we'll see how it shakes out. Martin is most definitely not a 34 defensive end. I'd give Moss a look at that DE spot opposite of Ankrah....Meredith is incredibly slow. Talk about a guy who peaked early in his career.... My concern is all these guys are way too undersized to be playing defensive end in a 34. Reasonable point. Especially when we enter B1G play. I guess the ideal formation (with the guys we have) would be: Ankrah----Steinkuler----K.Williams Martin----Compton----Santos/Andersen----Cooper Evans----Stafford----(Who knows?)----Mitchell (love this kid's potential) Quote Link to comment
DJR313 Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Has this switch to 3-4 been confirmed anywhere yet? Seeing lots of chatter but have not seen anything confirm this. Quote Link to comment
IllinoisHuskerFan Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Do you guys really think Steinkuhler at 6-6 can play the nose! I don't! He's gonna get double teamed and if he dosent stay fairly low he's gonna look like he's on skates! I love him as an end as he could set the edge but as a nose guard I think he's way to tall! The ideal NG is 6-1 310. I don't think we have one of those... Quote Link to comment
B.B. Hemingway Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Do you guys really think Steinkuhler at 6-6 can play the nose! I don't! He's gonna get double teamed and if he dosent stay fairly low he's gonna look like he's on skates! I love him as an end as he could set the edge but as a nose guard I think he's way to tall! The ideal NG is 6-1 310. I don't think we have one of those... What other choice would this team have? Valentine and Jay Guy fit the mold you just described, but Valentine is young, and who the hell knows where Jay Guy is....Probably at Knapps favorite Burger Joint.... Quote Link to comment
Treand3 Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Do you guys really think Steinkuhler at 6-6 can play the nose! I don't! He's gonna get double teamed and if he dosent stay fairly low he's gonna look like he's on skates! I love him as an end as he could set the edge but as a nose guard I think he's way to tall! The ideal NG is 6-1 310. I don't think we have one of those... That is very tall for a Nose Tackle. I think he'd be better served on the edge as well, but I'm not a coach so what do I know.... Quote Link to comment
GSG Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 what did i tell you guys? wow you guys reamed me when i mentioned it last spring.... same type of defense pelini rolled with his first time here with demorrio wrecking sh#t. +1 Now tell me, smart guy, will it work?! Quote Link to comment
lo country Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 I am more excited about the LB's and the DB's. I am really picturing SJB/Cooper in a Super D role ala 2003. The 3 DL kind of worries me. We couldn't do much with 4, so I will be anxious to see what Bo can do with 3. Quote Link to comment
308_Husker Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 I could see Martin excelling in a role as a stand up 3-4 pass rusher, like Clay Matthews. He's aggressive and seems to have more moves in his skill set than anybody else that has played in the front seven this year. Quote Link to comment
HuskerFowler Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 what did i tell you guys? wow you guys reamed me when i mentioned it last spring.... same type of defense pelini rolled with his first time here with demorrio wrecking sh#t. you did .....seems i owe you an apology. I think you just got lucky lol Quote Link to comment
NUpolo8 Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 This might be the Acme of stupidity, but whatever happened to Jared Afalava and his reported awesomeness? Quote Link to comment
iablackshirt Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Do you guys really think Steinkuhler at 6-6 can play the nose! I don't! He's gonna get double teamed and if he dosent stay fairly low he's gonna look like he's on skates! I love him as an end as he could set the edge but as a nose guard I think he's way to tall! The ideal NG is 6-1 310. I don't think we have one of those... I think Jay Guy fits that mold 6-1 310 but haven't herd his name mentioned since the mn game last year. Quote Link to comment
knapplc Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 This might be the Acme of stupidity, but whatever happened to Jared Afalava and his reported awesomeness? I'll double down on that height of stupidity. Don't you pretty much have to have a beast at DT for a 3-4 to work? Who is our "beast?" It isn't Steinkuhler. Valentine is injured and will see little if any time (they want to redshirt him). The only guys who physically fit the mold are Todd Peat, Jr. and Vincent Valentine (both just barely) and they're both injured. I'm not up on current events. Has anyone with any semblance of credibility confirmed this? Quote Link to comment
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